entwines

verb

present tense third-person singular of entwine
1
as in weaves
to cause to twine about one another marveled at how the vines had delicately and intricately entwined themselves on the trellis

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2
as in coils
to follow a circular or spiral course the quick-growing vine was soon entwining around the fence post

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Recent Examples of entwines The steady, unwavering empathy of her gaze encompasses a universe of tiny, interlaced incidents in which the zany entwines the plaintive, or the tragic the comic. — Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026 Casting Michael Shannon wonderfully against type as the upright and progressive, if a bit naive, POTUS, the series entwines Garfield’s perspective with that of his assassin, Charles Guiteau, a delusional grifter played by Matthew Macfadyen, Succession’s own Tom Wambsgans. — Judy Berman, Time, 28 Nov. 2025 Behind the camera, Hopinka entwines himself into the narrative, playfully acknowledging his own positionality as a pow wow person while inviting viewers to share in the personal connections that define the event. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025 Set on Europe’s smallest co-sovereign territory, the Bidasoa River’s Pheasant Island, Urbieta’s fiction debut entwines local life and cross-border politics with a mystery thriller. — Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entwines
  1. weaves
  2. coils
  3. winds
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  • The rapper, who has the small role of a bard in Nolan’s cinematic retelling of the Greek epic poem, weaves together Homer’s prose with modern lyricism on the ghostly track that alludes to Odysseus’ long journey.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
  • The hotel’s design concept weaves a story around the fictional historic Lamarck University, an homage to the French evolutionary theorist, which was supposedly founded in 1894, then abandoned in the 1940s, and ultimately restored by Marriott.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
Definition of weaves
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  • Dry all surfaces completely and replace knobs, drip pans, and coils back on the stove.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 July 2026
  • Visitors are typically brought by elevator to the uppermost exhibition level and then follow a broad, gently descending ramp that coils around a central void.
    — Bridget Borgobello May 30, New Atlas, 30 May 2026
Definition of coils
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  • The route winds slowly uphill through thick woods, then reaches the iconic Horseshoe Curve, where the tracks bend sharply around the mountainside in a massive horseshoe shape.
    — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026
  • The Ziz Valley is a beautiful river canyon and is home to one of the largest palm groves, which winds along the canyon.
    — Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
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